They say all philosophy is but a series of footnotes to Plato. Yet the remarkable story of the great philosopher’s life has remained untold—until now.
On today’s Classical Wisdom Speaks, Anya is joined by independent scholar and translator Robin Waterfield to discuss his latest book ‘Plato of Athens’, the first ever full-length biography of Plato.
Separate fact from fiction and discover if Plato really died from not knowing a riddle, whether the so-called letters of Plato are authentic or not… and how Plato was like Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien.
You can purchase ‘Plato of Athens’ by Robin Waterfield here.
ROBIN WATERFIELD is the author of many books, including ‘Plato of Athens: A Life in Philosophy’, as well as ‘Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations: The Annotated Edition’.
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